as in to remain
to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time
we stuck around afterwards to help clean up
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Recent Examples of stick around
Go to see the film on the big screen, stick around for the conversation.
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Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
While the show’s main cast of Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston and Billy Crudup have stuck around since Season 1, this latest season introduced Marion Cotillard (who had never done TV before) as the villainous board president Celine Dumont.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 10 June 2026
The Nuggets will have to account for Aaron Gordon’s injuries as part of their reality going forward if the veteran starter is sticking around.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
Teams also need a steady flow of students to ensure that programs are able to stick around every year.
—P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
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Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
While the show’s main cast of Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston and Billy Crudup have stuck around since Season 1, this latest season introduced Marion Cotillard (who had never done TV before) as the villainous board president Celine Dumont.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 10 June 2026
The Nuggets will have to account for Aaron Gordon’s injuries as part of their reality going forward if the veteran starter is sticking around.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
Teams also need a steady flow of students to ensure that programs are able to stick around every year.
—P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stick around
Verb
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Spain remains solidly second on the international rankings.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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The Covina Police Department said the incident remained under investigation.—
Seamus Bozeman
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Whistler With a compact village core lined with cafes, restaurants, and galleries, Whistler, home to North America’s largest ski resort, is a natural place to stay overnight (or longer), along the Sea to Sky.—
Vivian Chung,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2026
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Foreign fans, like other tourists, have heard horror stories about ICE and are electing to stay home.—
Chris Jones,
The Atlantic,
7 June 2026
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The agency said a fan zone at MetLife will be open for three hours after the game in the hopes that some people hang around and departures are staggered.—
Lisa Rozner,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Even some coaches and support staff hung around briefly.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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Servers glide by with carts of champagne and caviar, and with desserts waiting to be flambéed right at your table.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
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And with roughly an hour to go until tipoff, there are still droves of fans outside waiting to get into the arena.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
9 June 2026
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“Stick around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stick%20around. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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